Phoenix looks to recover from defeat as they face Jets at SkyStadium

Unfortunately for Wellington Phoenix, they could not break their non-losing streak history record in the Hyundai A-League in the last week against Brisbane Roar as they were defeat by 1-0. The team was very unlucky as they hit the woodwork twice in the first half and suffered a heartbreaking goal in the final part of the game.

The Nix will be back to New Zealand this Friday to face Newcaste Jets, the bottom ranked team in the ladder, and they will be certainly looking for a convicing win to boost their confindece for the rest of the league – recovering from an unfortunate 1-0 defeat in the last match.

The good news for Phoenix is the club is still in the same place in the standings even with the loss against Roar. The 4th position – that assures a home playoff-game – is still there for Wellington Phoenix, but if they want to keep the process a win against Newcastle is very important.

The Englishman David Ball might be back to the starting team and possibly the Australian speedster Jaushua Sotirio will make room for the striker. The German midfielder Matti Steinmann will be missing his first game of the season after receiving his 5th yellow card in the previous match – there are still doubts which player will take his place in the game, the most possible option is the new signing Brandon Wilson that will make his debut if he is the chosen one. Steinmann will be the only problem for Ufuk Talay, as Louis Fenton is ruled out of the season and Alex Rufer is still not fully recovered from his knee injury.

The match will be telecasted by SkySports and streamed at MyFootball YouTube channel for foreign supporters.